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<blockquote data-quote="Tun Kai Poh" data-source="post: 8464158" data-attributes="member: 6761960"><p>You are forgetting about disapora populations in, say, the US, where such games are consumed.</p><p></p><p>Asian-Americans have been negatively affected by harmful stereotypes perpetuated by media such as movies and games (especially in the case of earlier L5R editions - I still remember how easy it is to get a high-Honour Lion samurai trapped into ridiculous conflicts of duty in the 1st edition) as well as harmful stereotypes injected into popular culture from the complicated history of countries like Japan (such as the toxic bushido culture encouraged by the early 20th century Japanese Empire, which gets weirdly fetishized in unhealthy ways by fans of said culture, both in the West and in Japan). And people who live in Western countries, like half my extended family, have to deal with the fallout of those stereotypes, not the people back in Asia.</p><p></p><p>It's not easy to recognize, but sometimes the harmful stereotypes come not just from Western authors but even from Asian countries as well...so it pays to be careful and thoughtful about these stereotypes, do some research and get some sensitivity readers. People who actually come from those foreign and 'othered' backgrounds who read your game will appreciate this. Especially if they live side by side with you in the same regions.</p><p></p><p>It's true that RPGs are a niche thing, but their influence is growing thanks to Actual Play shows, which are consumed all over the world. I don't want the first Asian-influenced fantasy RPG that gets turned into a big breakout Netflix show to be filled with harmful stereotypes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tun Kai Poh, post: 8464158, member: 6761960"] You are forgetting about disapora populations in, say, the US, where such games are consumed. Asian-Americans have been negatively affected by harmful stereotypes perpetuated by media such as movies and games (especially in the case of earlier L5R editions - I still remember how easy it is to get a high-Honour Lion samurai trapped into ridiculous conflicts of duty in the 1st edition) as well as harmful stereotypes injected into popular culture from the complicated history of countries like Japan (such as the toxic bushido culture encouraged by the early 20th century Japanese Empire, which gets weirdly fetishized in unhealthy ways by fans of said culture, both in the West and in Japan). And people who live in Western countries, like half my extended family, have to deal with the fallout of those stereotypes, not the people back in Asia. It's not easy to recognize, but sometimes the harmful stereotypes come not just from Western authors but even from Asian countries as well...so it pays to be careful and thoughtful about these stereotypes, do some research and get some sensitivity readers. People who actually come from those foreign and 'othered' backgrounds who read your game will appreciate this. Especially if they live side by side with you in the same regions. It's true that RPGs are a niche thing, but their influence is growing thanks to Actual Play shows, which are consumed all over the world. I don't want the first Asian-influenced fantasy RPG that gets turned into a big breakout Netflix show to be filled with harmful stereotypes. [/QUOTE]
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